Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 12, 1908, Page 2

% -SUBSCRIPTION--$5.00 PER ANNUM % __'—:-_.—fi? THE BEMIDJI DAILY Pl"u‘uEEfi PUBLISHED NVERY AFTEBNOON, BEMIDII PIONEER PUBLISHING CO. By CLYDE J. PRYOR. ntered in the postofice at Bemidii. Minn., a8 second class matter. W. J. BRYAN NOTIFIED OF HIS REGENT NOMINATION Continued from First Page Four years ago the Republican plat- form boastfully declared that since 1860—with the exception of two years —the Republican party had been in con- trol of part or of all the branches of the federal government; that for two years only was the Democratic party in & position to either enact or repeal a law. Having drawn the salaries; Lav- ing enjoyed the honors; having secured the prestige, let the Republican party accept the responsibility! Ropublican Party Responsible. ‘Why were these ‘“known abuses” permitted to develop? Why have they mot been corrected? If existing laws are sufficlent, why have they not been enforced? All of the executive ma- chinery of the federal government is In ‘the hands of the Republican party. Are new laws necessary? Why have they not been enacted? With a Re- publican president to recommend, with a Republican senate and house to carry out his recommendations, why does the Republican candidate plead for further time in which to do what should have been done long ago? Can Mr. Taft promise to be more strenuous in the prosecution of wrong-doers than the present executive? Can he ask for a larger majority in the senate than his party now has?- Dqes he need more Republicans in the house of represent- atives or a speaker with more unlim- ited authority. Why No Tariff R.fnrm? The president’s close friends have been promising for several years that be would attack the Iniquities of the tariff. We have had intimation that Mr.: Taft was restive under the de- mands of the highly protected in- dustries. And yet the Influence of the manufacturers, who have for twenty- five years contributed to the Republican campaign fund, and who in return have framed the tariff schedules, has been sufficient to prevent tariff reform. As the present campaign approached, both the president and Mr. Taft de- clared {n favor of tariff revision, but met the date of revision after the elec- ton. But the pressure brought to bear by the protected Interests has been ‘great enough to prevent any attempt at reform before the election; and the reduction promised after the elec- Hon is so hedged about with qualify- tng phrases, that no one can estimate with accuracy the sum total of tarift reform to be expected In case of Re- publican success. If the past can be taken as a gulde, the Republican party 'will be so obligated by campaign con~ tributions from the beneficlarles of pro- tection, as to make that party power- less to bring to the country any ma- terial rellef from the present tariff burdens. . Why No Anti-trust Legislation? . A few years ago the Republican lead- @rs in the house of representatives were coerced by -public opinion into the support of an anti-trust law which had the endorsement of the president, but the senate refused even to con- ° sider the measure, and since that time no: effort has been made by the domi- mant party to secure remedial legisla- tion upon this subject. Why No Railroad Legislation? For ten years the Interstate Com» merce Commission has been asking for &n enlargement of its powers, that it might prevent rebates and discrimina- tions, but a Republican senate and a Republican house of representatives were unmoved by its entreaties. In 1800 the Republican national conven- tlon was urged to endorse the demand for railway legislation, but its platform was silent on the subject. Even in 1904 the conventlon gave no pledge to remedy these abuses. When the presi- dent finally asked for legislation he drew his inspiration from three Demo- cratic national platforms and he re- "¢elved more cordial support Trom the Demiocrats than from the Republicans. The. Republicans in the senate delibers- ately defeated several amendments of- ferred by Senator La Follette and sup- ported by the Democrats—amendments embodying legislation asked by the In- torstate Commerce Commission, One of these amendments authorized the ascertainment of the value of rall- Foads. This amendment was not only _@efeated by the senate, but it was over- " whelmingly refected by the recent Re- publican national convention, and the Republican candidate has sought to res- cue his party from the disastrous re- sults of this act by expressing him- self, In a qualified way, in favor of ascertaining the value of the railioads. Over-issue. of Stocks and Bonds. .. Mr. Taft complains of the over-issue of stocks and bonds of railroads, “for the unlawful enriching of directors ~and for the purpose of concentrating the control of the rallroads under one management,” and the complaint is well founded. But, with a president to point out the evil, and a Republican congress to correct it, we find nothing ‘done for the protection of the public. ‘Why? My honorable opponent has, by his confessfon, relieved me of the ne- cessity of furnishing proof; he admits the condition and he can not avoid the logical conclusion that must be drawn from the admission. There is no doubt whatever that a large majority of the ‘yoters of the Republican party recog- nise the deplorable sltuation which Mr. Taft describes; they recognize that the masees have had but little influence upon legislation “or upon the ad- milntstration of the government, and they are beginning to understand the cause. For a generation the Re- publican party has drawn its cam- Phigr funds from the beneficlaries of coming election. FOR JUDGE OF PROBATE. 1 wish to announce my candidacy for the Republican nomination for Judgek of Probate of Beltrami County, at the coming .primary election September 15th. If my administration of that oflice in the past meets with your approval, T| ment,” subscribes a large sum to aid.in| kindly ask for your support at the Hereby pledging. myself, should I be re-elected, to con- duct the offica to the very best of my abilityin the future, as I have hereto- fore, Thanking one and ail for past fuvors and your future support, I am Yours respecufully, M. A. CLARK. FOR COUNTY AUDITOR. Having filed for Couuty Anditor, solicit the support of all at the coming republican primaries who favor an economical and business like adminis- tration of that important office. If nominated and elected I shall devote my entire time and ability to the furthering of the best interests of Beltrami county. JOHN A. THOREN, Solway. WES WRIGHT, Candidate for the Republican Nomination for Sheriff, Pri- maries Sept. 15. 1 hereby announce myselfas a candi- date for the republican nomination for sheriff of Beltrami county Jefore the primaries 10 bo held September 15, * If elected to the office T will give the duties thereof the -very best fl,blhty which T possess. WES WRIGHT. fflons™ WHat can be expected when of- flelal authority Is turned over to the representatives of those who first fur- burse themselves out of the pockets of the taxpayers? Fasting In Wilderness Necessary. So long as the Republican party re mains In_power, it is powerless to re- generate itself. It can not attack wrong-doing n high places without dis- gracing many of its prominent mem- bers, and it, therefore, uses oplates in- stead of the surgeon’s knife. . Its male- factors construe each Republican vie- tory as an endorsement of thelr con- duct and threaten the party with de- feat If they are Interfered with. Not until that party passes through a pe- rlod of fasting in the wilderness, will the Republican leaders learn to study public questions from the standpoint of the masses. Just as with individ- uals, “the cares of this world and the deceltfulness of riches choke the truth,” 8o In politics, when party leaders serve far away from home and are not In constant contact with the voters, con- tinued party success blinds thelr eyes to the needs of the people and makes them deaf to the cry of distress. Publicity as to Campaign Contribu- tions. An effort has been made to secure legislation requiring publicity as to campaign contributions and expendi- tures; but the Republican leaders, ever in the face of an Indignant public, re- fused to consent to a law which would compel honesty in elections. When the matter was brought up in the recent Republican national convention, the plank was repudiated by a vote of 880 to 94. Here, too, Mr. Taft has been driven to apologize for his convention and to declare himself in favor of a publicity law; and yet, if you will read- what he says upon this subject, you will find that his promise falls far short of the requirements of the situation. He says: “If T am . elected president; I shall urge upon congress, with every hope of success, that a law be passed requiring the filing, in a federal office, of a state- ment of the contributions recelved by committees and candidates in elections for members of congress, and In such other elections as are constitutionally within the control of congress.” I shall not embarrass him by asking him upon what he bases his hope of success; it s certainly not on any en- couragement he has received from Re- publican leaders. It is sufficlent to say that If his hopes were realized—if, in spite of the adverse action of his con- ventlon, he should succeed In securing the enactment of the very law which he tavors, 1t would give but partial re- llef. He has read the Democratic plat- form; not only his language, but his evident alarm, indicates that he has read it carefully. He even had before him the action of the Democratic na- tional committee in Interpreting -and applying - that platform; and yet, be falls to say that he favors the publica- tion of the contributions before ‘the election. Of course, it satisfies a nat- ural curiosity to find out how an elec- tion has been purchased, even when spectal legislation. - Privileges ‘have/ pm Ppledged and granted hrretnm for Moty _contriby the knowledge comes too late to be of service, but why should the people be |- nish the sinews of war and then reim- plt 3 ‘t’hel: officials and to deeide policies to be pursued, proceed to their several polling places ‘on: election-day’ and- register their will. What L can be given for secrecy as to the in- fluences at work? If a mah, pecun- larily interested In ‘“concentrating the control of the railroads in one manage Gartylng The election, why Should: his part in the campaign be concealed un- til he has put the officials under obli- gatlon to him? If a trust magnate “contributes $100,000: to elect political [friends to, office, with a view' to pre- venflng hostile legislation, why should that fact be concealed until his friends @re securely seated in thelr official po- sitions? This is not a new questlon' itis a question which has been agltated—a question which the Republican leaders fully understand—a question which the 1| Republican candidate has studied, and yet he refuses to declare himself in fa- vor of the legislation absolutely neces- sary, namely, legislation requiring pub- lcation before the-election. Democratic Party Promises Publicity. How can the people hope to rule, if| they are not able to learn until. after the election what the predatory inter- ests are doing? The Democratic party meets the issue honestly and coura- geously. . It says: “We pledge the Democratic party to the enactment of a law prohibiting any corporation *from contributing to a campaign fund, and any Individual from contributing an amount above a Teasonable maximum, and providing for the publication, before election, of all such contributions above a reason- able minimum.” The “Democratic national committee immediately proceeded to interpret and apply - this ‘plank, announcing that no contributions would be received from corporations, that no individual would be allowed to contribute more than $10,000, and that all - contributions above $100 would be made public be- fore the election—those recetved before October 15 to be- made public' on or before that ‘day, those recelved after- ward to be made public on the day when received, and no such, contribu- tlons to be accepted within three days of the election. The expenditures are to be published after election. Here is a plan which is complete and effec- tve. Popular Election of Senators. _Next to the corrupt use of money, the present method of electing United States senators is most responsible for the obstruction of reforms.. For one hundred years after ‘the adoption of the constitution, the demand for the popular election of senators, while find- Ing increased expression, did not be- come a dominant sentiment. A con- stitutional amendment had from time to ‘time been suggested and the matter had been more or less discussed in a few of the states, but the movement had not reached a point where it mani- fested itself through congressional ac- tion. In the Fifty-second congress, however, a resolution was reported from a house committee proposing the necessary constitutional . amendment, and this resolution passed the house of - representatives by a vote which was practically unanimous. In the Fifty-third congress a simflar resolu- tlon was reported to, and adopted by, the house of representatives. Both the Fifty-second and Fifty-third con- gresses were Democratic. The Repub- licans gained control of the house as a result of the election of 1894 and in the Fifty-fourth congress the proposi- tion died in committee. As time went on, however, the senti; grew among the people, until {t forced a Kepublicas coungress to follow the example set by the Democrats, and then another and another Republican congress acted fa vorably. State after state has endorsed this reform, until nearly two-thirds of the states have recorded themselves in its favor. The United States senate, however, impudently and arrogantly obstructs the passage of the resolution, notwithstanding the fact that the vot- ers of the United States, by an over- whelming majority, demand it. - And this refusal is the more significant when 1t is remembered that a number of senators owe their election to grea: corporate interests. Three Democratic national platforms—the platforms of 1900, 1904 and 1908—specifically call for a change in the constitution which will put the election of senators in the hands of the voters, and the proposi- tion has been endorsed by a number of the smaller parties, but no Repub- lcan national convention has been willing to champion the cause of the people on this subject. The subject ‘was Ignored by the Republican national convention in 1900; it was ignored in|" 1904, and ihe proposition was explicit- y ‘repudiated in 1908, for the recent epublican national convention, by a vote of 866 to 114, rejected the plank endorsing the popular election of sena- tors—and this was done in the conven- tion which nominated Mr. Taft, few delegates from his own state voting for the plank. Personal Inclination Not Sufficient. In his notification speech, the Repub- lean candidate, speaking of the elec- tion of senators by the people, says: “Persgonally, 1 am Inclined to favor it, but it is hardly a party question.” ‘What is necessary to make this a party question? When the Democratic con- vention endorses a proposition by. & unanimous vote, and the Republican convention rejects the proposition by a vote of seven to one, does it not be- come an issue ‘between the . parties? Mr. Taft can not remove the guestion from the arena of politics by express- ing a personal inclination toward the Democratic position. For several years he has been connected with the administration. What has he ever said or done to bring this guestion be- fore the public? = What enthusiasm has he shown in the reformation of the senate? What influence could he exert In ‘behalf of a reform which his party has openly and notoriously con- demned in its convention, and to which he is attached only by a belated ex- pression: of personal inclination? The Gateway to.Other Reforms. “Shall the: people: rule?’ Every remedial measure of a national char- acter must run’the gauntlet of the senate. The president may personally. kept in_darkness until the election 18 e aema ™ SANLED roperly describes the lection of ‘senators. as -“the ther n{flonll reforms. pen. the gate, or shail wi :‘lllow the exploiting interests to hu e ‘control of this branch: [\ legislature? Through' victory, dnd- through ‘a- Democratic victory. only, can the peo- e popular election of sen- &tors. - The smaller ‘parties are unable to secnre this' reform; the Republican arty, under 4ts’ present leadership; is ‘resolutely opposed to it; the Democratic Darty shmds for it and bas boldly de- manded: it. If 1 am elected to the presidency, thosé who are elected upon the ticket with me will be, like my- self, pledged to this reform, and I shall convene . congress in extraordi- nary. session .immediately ‘after- inau- guration, and ask, among other things, for the the fuldlinent of 'this platform pledge!’ House Rules Despotic. The tlird instrumentality employed to defeat the will of -the people is found. in the rules of the house of rep- Tesentatives. QOur platform polnts out that “the house, of representatives was designed by the fathers of the consti- tution, to be the popular branch of our government, responsive to the public will,” and adds: “The house of -representatives, as controlled In recent years by the Re- publican party, has ceased to be a de- liberative and legislative body, respon- sive to the will of a majority of the meémbers, but has come under the ab- solute domination of the speaker, who has entire control of its deliberations, and powers of legislation. “We have observed with amazement the popular branch of our federal gov- ernment helpless to:obtain either the consideration or enactment of meas- ures desired by a majority of its mem- bers.” This arraignment is fully justified: ity In their own party, are as helpless to obtain a hearing or to secure a vote In the recent sesslon of the present congress, there was a considerable ele- ment in the Republican party favorable to remedial legislation; but a few lead- ers, in confrol dexvotically suppressed these mem- bers, -and. thus forced a.real majority.] In the house to submit to a well organ- convention, Instead of rebuking this attack upon popular government, eulo- glzed congress and nominated as the {] Republican candidate for vice president || one of the men who shared in the re- - sponsibility for. the coerclon of the. house of representatives shall again become a deliberative body, controlled sentatives, and not by the speaker,” and regulations to govern the houge of representatiyes as will enable a ma- Jority of its members to direct its de- liberations and. control legislation.” “Shall the people rule?’ They can not do so unless they can control the house of representatives, and through their representatives in the house, give expression to thelr purposes and their desires. The . Republican party is committed . to the methods now in vogue in the house of representatives; the Democratic party Is pledged to such a revision of the rules as will/ bring the popular branch of the federal government into harmony with the 1deas of thoge who tmmed our, const- futfon and founded' GUF government. Other lssues Will Be Discussed Later. | “Shall the people rule?” I repeat, is declared by our platform to be the overshadowing question, and as the campaign progresses, I shall take occa- sion to discuss this question as it man- ifests itself in other issues; for whether we consider the tariff questlon, the trust question, the railroad question, the banking question,. the labor ques- tion, the question of imperialism, the'| development of our waterways, or any Other of the numerous problems which | press for solution, we shall find that the real question involved in each is, whether the government shall’ remain 8 mere business asset of fayor seeking corporations or be an instrument in the hands of the people for the ad- vancement of the common weal. Democratic Party Has Earned Con- fidence. record of the Republican party and with {ts managewent of public affairs Fe can not reasonably ask for & thange in administration; if, however, the voters feel that the people, as a whole, have too little influence in shap- ing the policies of the government; if they feel that great combinations of capital have encroached _upon . the rights of the masses, and employed the instrumentalities of government to se- cure an unfair share of the total wealth produced, then we have a right to ex- pect a verdict against thé Republican party and in favor of the Democratic party; for our party has risked defeat—. aye, suffered defeat—in fts effort to arouse the conscience of the public and to bring about that very awakening to which Mr. Taft has referred. Only those are worthy to be entrust- ed with leadership In a great cause who are willing to die for it, and the Democratic party has proven its worthi- ness by its refusal to purchase victory by delivering the people into the hands of those who have despoiled them. . In this contest between Democracy on the one side and plutocracy on the other, the Democratic party has taken its po- sition on the side of equal rights, and invites the opposition of those who use politics to secure special privileges and governmental favoritism. Gauging the progress of the nation, not by the hap- plness: or -wealth or. refinement of a few, but “by the prosperity and ad- vancement of the ayerage man,” the Democratic party charges, the Repub- lican party with being the promofer of Dresent abuses, the opponent of meces- sary remedies and the only bulwark of private monopoly. ‘The Democratic par: The reform Republicans in the house.| of representatives, when In the minor-1- upon a measure -as are the Democrats. || of the organization, | ized minority. The Republican national. | ] house. Our party demands that “the |. by a majority of the people’s repre-{: and s pledged to adopt *such rules ) If the voters are satisfied- with the || ty :ml'ms_ that in ustry or of hvnm -accumula- tons. It is, on the contrary, a friend of industry and the steadfast protector of that wealth.which represents a serv- ice to socle The Demoecratic party does not seek to-annihilate all corpora- tlons; it simply asserts that as the gov- ernment creates corporations, it must retain ‘the power to regulate and to - control them, and that it should not permit any corporation to convert itself Into a. monopoly. ~ Surely we should :have the co-operation of all legitimate ‘corporations in our effort to protect business and industry from the odium which. lawless combinations of capital will, If unchecked, cast upon them. Only 'by '‘the separation of the good from: the 'bad can- the good be made secure. Not Revolution, but/Reformation. The Democratic party: seeks not revo- lutlon but reformation, and I need hardly remind the student of history that cures.are mildest when applied at once; that remedies increase i severity a8 thelr application is postponed. Blood Dpoisoning may be stopped by the loss of a finger today; it may cost an arm tomorrow or a life the next day. So poison in the body politic can not be removed too soon, for the evils pro- duced by it increase with the lapse of time. That there are abuses which need to be remedted, even the Repub- lican candidate admits; that his party 1S unable to.remedy them, has been fully demonstrated during the last ten years. * T have such confidence in the intelligence as well as the patriotism of the people, that I can not doubt their . readiness to accept the reasonable re- forms which our party proposes, rather than permit the continued growth of exisung abuses to hurry the country on THE LIGHT s “such an administration of as will insure, as far-| lom ’@m that each citi the welfare of soclety.” Governments are good in pruporflon as they assure to each member of §0- turn - commensurate - with individual merit, The Divine Law of Rewards. There is a Divine law of rewards. When the Creator gave us the earth, ‘with its fruitful soil, the sunshine with its warmth, and the rains with their moisture, He proclaimed, as clearly as if His voice had thundered from the clouds, “Go. work, and according to your industry and your intelligence, so shall be your reward.” Only where | might has overthrown, cunning under- ! mined or government suspended this law, has a different law prevailed. To conform the government to this law ought to be the ambition of the states- | man; and no party can have a higher mission than to make it a reality wher- ever governments can legitimately op- erate. 2 Justice to_ All. 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